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perish

英[ˈperɪʃ] 美[ˈperɪʃ]

vi. 死亡，丧生，毁灭，腐烂，枯萎，老化；
vt. 使麻木，使毁坏；

第三人称单数：perishes;

过去式：perished;

过去分词：perished;

现在分词：perishing;

同义词

vi.
perish的同义词之：死亡;消失
be decease defunct disappear vanish succumb decay die
perish的同义词之：其他释义
disappear expire succumb vanish depart decease die decay

反义词

vt.
perish的反义词之：毁坏;使死去
survive
perish的反义词之：其他释义
survive remain

同义词解析

以下这些动词或短语动词均有"死，死亡" 的意思
die：最普通用词，指某人或某物失去生命而永远不存在。
decease：正式用词，多指法律上的用语。
expire：委婉用词。从本义"从肺部吐出气来"引申为吐出最后一口气，断气而死。
perish：书面用词，多指夭折或不幸暴亡。
pass away是die的委婉用语。

词组

perish the thought
Used to express the wish that one not even think about something. 表达一种甚至从未想过的愿望

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VERB

（人或动物）惨死，猝死

If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident.
例句
Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn. 大多数蝴蝶会在秋天的第一场霜冻来临时纷纷死去。 ...the ferry disaster in which 193 passengers perished. 造成193名乘客丧生的渡船事故
VERB

湮灭；毁灭；丧失

If something perishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever.
例句
Buddhism had to adapt to the new world or perish... 佛教必须适应新时代，否则将会消亡。 Civilizations do eventually decline and perish. 各种文明最后都会衰落、消亡。
VERB

（物质或材料）老化，腐烂，脆裂

If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.
例句
Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off... 很明显灰泥已脆裂老化,全剥落下来了。 Their tyres are slowly perishing. 他们的车胎在慢慢老化。
CONVENTION

（表示认为建议不可能、荒谬）想都别想，死了心吧，没门儿

If someone says perish the thought, they mean that they think that a suggestion or possibility is unpleasant or ridiculous.
例句
Me a policeman! Perish the thought!... 我当警察！想都别想了，不可能！ We don't have a computer (perish the thought) and have only recently bought an electric typewriter. 我们没有电脑（死了心吧），只好最近买了台电动打字机。

英汉词典释义

vi.
丧生; 消亡; 死亡
Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought. 那年由于干旱, 几百头羊突然死去。
损坏, 腐烂
Continuous washing has perished the rubber. 不断地洗涤使橡皮筋失去弹性。
橡胶等的老化脆裂

英英词典释义

Verb
1. pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;
"She died from cancer""They children perished in the fire""The patient went peacefully"